The Crown Estate

RenewableUK, Offshore Wind Industry Council, The Crown Estate & Crown Estate Scotland have partnered to produce a new IGP for offshore wind.

The Crown Estate unveiled plans on Thursday (9 November) to unlock up to 4GW of offshore wind capacity across the UK.

The Crown Estate has confirmed that the overall available capacity for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 has grown to 4.5GW.

Following the culmination of its Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4, The Crown Estate has signed Agreements for Lease for six offshore wind projects with the potential to generate approximately 8GW of renewable energy.

Equinor is interested in developing a gigawatt scale floating offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea in a bid to increase its renewable energy generation portfolio.

​RenewableUK has launched a Floating Offshore Wind Task Force to support the UK’s ambition to be at the forefront of the rollout of the technology.